Call for Papers - Special Issue - Understanding and Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy

The goal of this Special Issue on “Understanding and Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy” is to examine the current state of knowledge concerning the causes, influences, and solutions to the growing problem of vaccine hesitancy in modern society. We are pleased to invite you to submit your scientific work related to vaccine hesitancy to seek vaccination for serious health problems such as COVID-19, childhood diseases, influenza, HPV, HIV/AIDS, and other important applications of immunization are welcomed. Topics may address problems with unequal participation in vaccination by key populations; the inequitable distribution of vaccines within and across nations; the negative influences of disinformation, misinformation, and conspiracy theories that lead to vaccine hesitancy; the issues of information avoidance, information overload, trust in science, effective programs, policies, and communication strategies for promoting and delivering necessary vaccinations; and related topics. We welcome the submission of research articles, reviews, commentaries, short scientific reports, experimental studies, survey research, case studies, textual analyses, ethnographies, clinical studies, and commentaries. The accepted papers will be part of the journal Vaccines and should fit the scope of the journal.